SLYOU Magazine issue 4 | Page 63

So it is an opportunity for women because the empowerment of women is the empowerment of children and men as well because it means that you don’t have to work so hard and can have a little free time. But, importantly, we have a new generation of young persons who are coming into the market and are more entrepreneurial. They are going into sectors that we need. They are going into areas which are going to make us competitive. If we ignore these sectors, we ignore our competitiveness. So the opportunity has been given to persons in that field and when we are being given opportunities, we have a very important responsibility to make this thing happen. We want to see you succeed because we recognize that when you help a micro enterprise, that micro enterprise can become a small enterprise. When you help a small enterprise, it can become a medium enterprise. When a medium enterprise becomes successful, you have a large enterprise. Working in the area of management consultancy myself, I know that there are persons here who are very happy that they are actually able to help small, medium and micro enterprises flourish. You are actually helping in the development of your country. Sometimes we forget who held our hands when we needed to grow. The support of an indigenous institution like ours is very important. People will come to you with a 0.5% difference, but you have to decide where your loyalty and best interest lie. I can say to you that your best interest always lies with an indigenous institution like ours. It is good when we bring in persons with external expertise to provide support, but it is also very important for us to ensure that part of providing people with support is understanding the cultural issues and cultural dynamics of a country so that you can actually bring people forward. www.slyoumag.com | February - April 2020 We are committed to it and I know that if you stick with us and work with us, you will never be disappointed. It is important for us to support you just as it’s important for you to support us. SL-YOU | It’s All About Business 61